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House Prices in Estonia

“The housing market is recovering from a very sharp decline during the crisis, but prices and household leverage are well below their peak levels,” says the new IMF economic report on Estonia. The report also says that “the housing market peaked in 2007 before house prices lost roughly half of their value by 2009. Prices have risen since then, but they are roughly midway between the peak and the trough. Loan-to-value ratios on new loans have fallen from roughly 100 percent of the purchase price before the crisis to roughly 60 percent since 2010.”

“The housing market is recovering from a very sharp decline during the crisis, but prices and household leverage are well below their peak levels,” says the new IMF economic report on Estonia. The report also says that “the housing market peaked in 2007 before house prices lost roughly half of their value by 2009. Prices have risen since then, but they are roughly midway between the peak and the trough. Loan-to-value ratios on new loans have fallen from roughly 100 percent of the purchase price before the crisis to roughly 60 percent since 2010.”

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Macroprudential Policies in Asia

In Asia, macroprudential policies related to the housing sector has been the most effective. They have reduced house price inflation by two percentage points after one quarter. Moreover, “housing-related macroprudential instruments have had an impact—particularly caps on loan-to-value ratios and the taxation of housing transactions. In particular, such instruments have helped lower credit growth, slow house price inflation, and dampen bank leverage in Asia (although the latter effect is quite small),” says a new IMF study on Macroprudential Policy and Capital Flow Measures in Asia: Use and Effectiveness

In Asia, macroprudential policies related to the housing sector has been the most effective. They have reduced house price inflation by two percentage points after one quarter. Moreover, “housing-related macroprudential instruments have had an impact—particularly caps on loan-to-value ratios and the taxation of housing transactions. In particular, such instruments have helped lower credit growth, slow house price inflation, and dampen bank leverage in Asia (although the latter effect is quite small),” says a new IMF study on Macroprudential Policy and Capital Flow Measures in Asia: Use and Effectiveness

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House Prices in Qatar

“House prices have been growing strongly since the crisis-related drop in 2008-09, but according to crude measures, valuations appear broadly in line with fundamentals,” according to the IMF’s annual economic report on Qatar.

“House prices have been growing strongly since the crisis-related drop in 2008-09, but according to crude measures, valuations appear broadly in line with fundamentals,” according to the IMF’s annual economic report on Qatar.

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